Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1975 Jun;4(3):289-300.
doi: 10.1007/BF01102114.

Tilt analysis of pleomorphic vesicles in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus of Galago and chimpanzee

M Tigges, J Tigges, R H Lange

Tilt analysis of pleomorphic vesicles in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus of Galago and chimpanzee

M Tigges et al. J Neurocytol. 1975 Jun.

Abstract

Pleomorphic vesicles in two different classes of 'flat-vesicle-containing profiles'(F-profiles) from the superficial layers of the superior colliculus of Galago and chimpanzee were found to be disk-like in shape as revealed by tilt analysis. In both primates, presynaptic dendrites, postsynaptic F-profiles and exclusively presynaptic F-profiles cannot be distinguished on the basis of vesicle morphology. This lends to support to the notion that F-profiles originate from one type of neuron. Modifications of the basic disk shape are interpreted as manifestations of different stages in the life cycle of individual vesicles.

PubMed Disclaimer

MeSH terms